NH Galeria will show a series of works by renowned artist Hugo Bastidas, starting November 29, 2013. This compilation of works, dated between 2001 to 2010, represent the diversity of themes and concepts approached by Bastidas. In his own words, “there is an opening title that embraces a series of concepts”, and from this point on, he starts searching for representation in a vast number of materials that he has been compiling, such as books, newspaper cuts, image databases. Then, he uses the intellectual concepts and the impressions on his trips, with suitable elements and accidental images to create a relationship between them.

His paintings stand out for the impeccable use of monochromatic technique, in which he uses precise and clean brushstrokes that shape new realities in which he manages to communicate the exact essence of the moment. He does not look to be a hyperrealist; on the contrary, the use of black and white allows him to keep an abstract character.

For Bastidas, his works of art speak of the human being and the way in which we solve our world from an external point of view, of the way in which human beings relate to each other, to their environment, and their lives. For him, the external vision of life is something that we see in many cultures, even in our current standardized international culture. For him, we think more about changing our environment rather than adapting to it.

Hugo Bastidas was born in Quito, Ecuador, in 1956, and has been living in the US since he was 4 years old. He studied at the Pratt Institute and got his MFA at Hunter College, New York. Throughout his career, he has received awards from organizations such as the Robert Smithson Memorial, the Arts Consulate of New Jersey, the Fullbright Foundation, as well as mentions of honor for his work in the arts. His work is in important public art collections such as the Yale University, the Museum of Modern Art of Santo Domingo, the State Museum of New Jersey, the Art Museum of Fort Lauderdale, Montclair Museum in NJ. He has an extensive list of individual and group shows are part of an impeccable trajectory.

NH Galeria will show a series of works by renowned artist Hugo Bastidas, starting November 29, 2013. This compilation of works, dated between 2001 to 2010, represent the diversity of themes and concepts approached by Bastidas. In his own words, “there is an opening title that embraces a series of concepts”, and from this point on, he starts searching for representation in a vast number of materials that he has been compiling, such as books, newspaper cuts, image databases. Then, he uses the intellectual concepts and the impressions on his trips, with suitable elements and accidental images to create a relationship between them.

His paintings stand out for the impeccable use of monochromatic technique, in which he uses precise and clean brushstrokes that shape new realities in which he manages to communicate the exact essence of the moment. He does not look to be a hyperrealist; on the contrary, the use of black and white allows him to keep an abstract character.

For Bastidas, his works of art speak of the human being and the way in which we solve our world from an external point of view, of the way in which human beings relate to each other, to their environment, and their lives. For him, the external vision of life is something that we see in many cultures, even in our current standardized international culture. For him, we think more about changing our environment rather than adapting to it.

Hugo Bastidas was born in Quito, Ecuador, in 1956, and has been living in the US since he was 4 years old. He studied at the Pratt Institute and got his MFA at Hunter College, New York. Throughout his career, he has received awards from organizations such as the Robert Smithson Memorial, the Arts Consulate of New Jersey, the Fullbright Foundation, as well as mentions of honor for his work in the arts. His work is in important public art collections such as the Yale University, the Museum of Modern Art of Santo Domingo, the State Museum of New Jersey, the Art Museum of Fort Lauderdale, Montclair Museum in NJ. He has an extensive list of individual and group shows are part of an impeccable trajectory.